Cream City Foundation

Come join our friends at MGSN for the Big Gay 5k!

Come join us for the 11th annual Grant Heffelfinger Run/walk on September 15, 2024. Help us reach our goal at 250 participants.....Can't make it to the event? Consider making a donation to the event, we are a 501(c)3 organization...

Summer Social - Photos 2 of 2!

What an amazing Pride Month and Summer Social - Photos 1 of 2!

Thanks to all of you - we blew away our goal and raised over $30,000 at this year's Summer Social for CCF's scholarship efforts and general programming. THANK YOU to all our attendees, sponsors, and donors! If you did not get a chance to donate at the event - there is still time! You can donate directly on our website! https://creamcityfdn.org

THANK YOU to everyone that came to our Summer Social last night. We are beyond grateful for the continued support, and cannot thank each of you enough!

A special thank you to all our sponsors - thank you for supporting the LGBTQ community in Wisconsin and beyond. The work we do is so important, and we could not do it without you!

Husch Blackwell Gilead Rockwell Automation, Inc.GE HealthCare Diverse & Resilient Chorus Community Health Plans Wisconsin Conservation Voters Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Shepherd Express Alderman Peter Burgelis Howard Seiler and Kevin Amborn Jim Schlief Will Radler.

Having an amazing Summer Social at ! Thank you to all our attendees and sponsors!

Today is the final day for ticket sales for the CCF 2024 Summer Social! Don’t miss out!

It's Karen Valentine's night off on June 25th for our Summer Social! Don't miss great entertainment and performances by Dear Ruthie and Jacques Infiniti-Hall! Get your tickets today!:
https://creamcityfdn.org/events/2024-ss/

The silent auction for this year's Summer Social is now LIVE!

Visit https://app.galabid.com/summersocial2024 or scan the QR code below.

Complete the registration and start bidding! You will be notified after each bid and if you are outbid on an item. If you win an item, you will be given the item at the Summer Social!

If you are not able to attend the event, you are more than welcome to bid on auction items, and we will make sure your item is delivered to you upon winning! If you live outside of the greater Milwaukee area, we will coordinate delivery via mail.

Attn: Wisconsin Small Business Owners! Grant opportunity through our friends with the PFund Foundation!

The Equity Fund provides grants and peer networks for q***r and trans, BIPOC, and rural entrepreneurs.

Apply for an Equity Fund grant here: https://lght.ly/1cj1ja

Volunteer as an Equity Fund reviewer: https://lght.ly/b105761

Cream City Foundation in partnership with The Valentine Fund are proud to underwrite this evening's showing @ 10 PM on Milwaukee PBS of Stonewall Uprising - American Experience! Check it out this evening or watch online!

Stonewall Uprising | American Experience | PBS In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in almost every state... but that was about to change. The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.

Excited to support tonight! Incredible providers of reproductive, gender affirming healthcare and affirming sexual education for all!

Thank you Lauren Marvell Illustrations for supporting Cream City Foundation with your amazing pride prints!

❤❤ Happy Pride Month to all the communities that make up our LGBTQ+ rainbow and the allies who stand with us! ❤❤

It's Karen Valentine's night off on June 25th for our Summer Social! Don't miss great entertainment and performances by Dear Ruthie and Jacques Infiniti-Hall! Get your tickets today!:
https://creamcityfdn.org/events/2024-ss/

Happy Memorial Day to all who have served and currently serve. We also honor all fallen LGTBQIA+ military members each had a story, as do our current LGTBQIA+ service members and LGTBQIA+ Veterans. They are stories of struggle, pain, joy, freedom, the list is endless. Some may have had the opportunity to tell their story, but many did not. Thank you for your service!!

SUMMER TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!

Join us for a whirlwind tour of sixteen hometown pride celebrations across Wisconsin — because it’s NEVER been more important for our people, history, and heritage to . 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

STORY: https://bit.ly/summertobeseen

Would you like to advertise your business and help us raise money for LGBTQ+ Communities in SE Wisconsin? Donate a silent auction item today! Email us @ [email protected]

Amazing GAYla tonight in celebration of the work of and a great table from Milwaukee in support of our partners to the south of us! Thank you for joining us tonight!

Another fantastic night of Bingo at with ! Great times, great prizes and great fundraising for LGBTQ+ communities in SE Wisconsin!

We are excited to announce our partnership with Founders First CDC and the 2024 National Pride Grant to help LGBTQIA+ business owners grow their businesses. The $25,000 grant fund will make investments of $1,000 each to 25 LGBTQIA+ led businesses across the United States. The deadline to apply is May 28, 2024. Don’t miss your chance to apply: https://ff-cdc.org/4b5kZcL

The wait is over! Cream City Foundation's 2024 LGBTQ+ Scholarship Program application is NOW OPEN! The application can be found on our website with a list of criteria for applicants.
Applications close May 31, 2024 at midnight!

https://creamcityfdn.org/scholarships/

Congrats to our friends and partners at Pathfinders for their successful Streets event and immense work in supporting LGBTQ+ homeless youth and 15 year anniversary of Q-BLOK. CCF was honored to be selected this year in recognition of our role in the initial funding and launch of Q-BLOK. Thank you!

Interested in supporting one of our major 2024 events? Sponsorships available for individuals and businesses now! https://creamcityfdn.org/2024es OR email us at [email protected] for more information!

Are you an LGBTQ+ Senior or do you have LGBTQ+ Seniors in your life? Add your voice to this important survey conducted by the Milwaukee County Commission on Aging to ensure our community is represented! Three public hears are being hosted in April. Survey Link: http://county.milwaukee.gov/aging/areaplan

We are heartbroken to learn this morning about the passing of Tempest Heat. Rest In Peace ❤️

After so much loss in 2023, we are sad to start 2024 saying goodbye to Tempest Heat.

Tempest was a fierce champion of local black and LGBTQ history. We were honored to have her as a guest on the Radio Milwaukee podcast, and as one of the Community Advisors building the history project of the future.

We only wish our time together had not been so short.

In 2020, Tempest shared this memoir for Milwaukee Drag: Seven Generations of Glamour. May her life's journey be an inspiration to us all. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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"I started doing drag in 2007. I met a queen named Misha Mahon .... she was a trans woman who performed at Cest la Vie. She was the first person to put me in drag and I fell in LOVE with it.

Before I met her, I would go to a black gay bar in Riverwest called Emeralds.... the Dj (Dj Wayne) would play all this Chicago House Music and all the kids would be vogueing in the bar...it was a small bar, but they still had drag shows.... I fell in love with seeing Shannon Dupree doing Patti Labelle, and Lady Symone doing Tina Turner and Kenya Black...she was a Gorgeous Trans woman who was always half naked but she had BODY so everyone loved watching her lol also Tracy Ross was another legendary performer I saw at Emeralds. Lastly and she has passed on, was Baja Bazaar (rip)... omg she was CAMP! I remember she came out in a gown made from Aldi grocery bags singing Eryka Badu "bag lady" ..it was everything lolololol

Emeralds was the spot, but down the street in Riverwest, there was a black le***an bar called Barbie Dolls, the owner was a woman named Barbie she was super nice, and always has a live DJ playing Chicago house music as well ...

Eventually they closed sadly, but a new spot came along called "Conversations" ....this was another gay bar, owned by an old friend of mine named Devon. I would go there every weekend, especially since I knew the owner well lol .... there was also a black gay bar in Walkers Point called "Viva LA Femme" and lastly a black gay bar called "Purr" which was the same owner as Conversations, she closed the one bar to open up a larger spot (Purr) ... that was one of the first places I was a cast member, and I performed on Thursday nights each week. " - Tempest Heat.

The CCF LGBTQ+ scholarship program impacted the lives of 20 amazing students and leaders this year with $50,000 in awards! Help us continue this impact in 2024! Donate Today! https://creamcityfdn.org/donate-2/

@TheTable: 'Unbelievably generous' student talks about Cream City Foundation LGBTQ+ scholarships Charles Benson and Shannon Sims interview key people in our community during TMJ4's segment weeknights at 10 p.m.

Happy Holidays! Check out our December Newsletter for a recap of our 2023 Business Equality Luncheon and other great information!

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Thank you for their generous donation to our mission in supporting LGBTQ+ communities of SE Wisconsin!

Thank you CCF board member, Angie Haws and Michail Takach with the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project for sharing with Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin their thoughts on the one year anniversary of the Respect for Marriage Act!

Residents reflect on anniversary of the Respect for Marriage Act Same-sex marriage has been legal in Wisconsin since 2014.